BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Lingering rains draped across the area have caused slick streets as a cool front presses eastward.

9:13 a.m.: Traffic congestion continues to gradually improve along I-65 southbound through Malfunction Junction and along downtown from an earlier wreck at Green Springs Avenue in Homewood.

Elsewhere, the region's traffic picture is calming as it transitions to normal daily traffic flows.

8:41 a.m.: A driver reports a vehicle in a ditch at Rex Lake and Grants Mill roads.

Elsewhere, the I-65 southbound heavy traffic congestion continues as a wreck is cleared in Homewood. Several vehicle spin-outs continue to be reported, including one along U.S. 280 eastbound near I-459.

8:09 a.m.: Major delays along I-65 southbound reach back through Malfunction Junction to Finley Boulevard and 32nd Avenue North, with congestion beginning in the Corridor X area of Fultondale. Crews are on the scene of a major crash in the center lane of I-65 southbound near Green Springs Highway in Homewood.